Matthew And John

In the New Testament, there are four books that make up the literature of the Gospels. These Gospels consist of Matthew, Mark Luke and John. In these Gospels, it is clear that the concern is not about historical facts, but they are more about expressing a particular theological viewpoint. This means the writers are primarily focused on voicing the way they comprehend Jesus’ religious or theological significance. Although the Gospels are similar in their point of view, they differ in their intent. For John, the writer’s objective is to inspire life giving faith in his readers because he believed Jesus was not an ordinary figure of history. They were convinced that jesus was a human of supernatural abilities, whose teachings and sacrificial death had the power to confer salvation and immortality on those who believed in him (Harris, 2014). …show more content…
All three of these books began with Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan River. They then describe his tours through the villages of Galilee, and express one trip he took to Jerusalem. All three of these books recounts Jesus healing the sick, expelling demons, teaching crowds of people, and debating issues of Torah observance with opponents. Furthermore they report where he was arrested, condemned and crucified with his one visit to Jerusalem, whereas John tells of many visits Jesus took to Jerusalem. Matthew, Mark and Luke have so much literature in common and present Jesus from the same point of view. For this reason they are known as the Synoptic Gospels, because they follow the same order of events and can be read together. Which is what synoptic means, presenting or taking the same or common view (Harris,